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I AGREE with Brian that boaters and canal lovers shouldn't just sit around but get out and help by becoming a 'Volunteer'. However, I suspect BW's idea of how a Volunteer could reduce costs and my ideas are radically different.

SO BRITISH Waterways  is mounting a series of canal events to get bikers to slow down on towpaths. That should do it, or is it like holding firework events in Afghanistan and expecting the Taliban to attend and be converted to the peaceful use of explosives, writes Chip Smith.

MANY boaters concerned about the true state of the way that British Waterways is failing in its duty of the upkeep of its waterways are writing to their MP's explaining its failure.

THERE are plans for yet another marina on the Llangollen Canal near to Trevor Basin, and an extension to the waterway.

THE monthly waterways magazines make much of a 'canal-friendly' waterways minister being appointed, writes Allan Richards. Richard Benyon, the Conservative MP for Newbury is a Vice-President of the Kennet & Avon Canal Trust.

EMPTY berths in marinas are now a fact of life, writes Allan Richards, and has now extended to British Waterways online moorings.

WELCOMING British Waterways 1% licence fee increase, the result of consultation with the National Association of Boat Owners, it's Chairman, David Fletcher, still despairs of the lack of understanding by BW.

OWNERSHIPS, the largest company providing management of shared boats, which collapsed with debts of £1.8m has relaunched itself as Ownashare Cruising.

THE new water-saving policy it seems is to lock gates open to save water—which is what is happening on the drought hit Leeds & Liverpool Canal.

THE redesign of the ramp on the Regents Canal is needed to help alleviate conflict between towpath cyclists and pedestrians, who have right of way on the canal towpath, British Waterways Waterway Manager Jon Guest, writes.

BRITISH Waterways has just announced that the increase in boat licences from this August will be just 1%.

Burglars hijacked a narrowboat on the Nottingham Canal to gain access to a canalside door to raid newsagents in the city.